The Oct. 1 meeting of the AWB Transportation Committee will focus on the many aspects of the governor's climate change executive order that are addressed by WSDOT. These areas include: electric vehicles, transportation efficiency, multimodal transportation investment, planning policies and guidance, and statewide transportation planning.

WSDOT officials will be on hand to answer questions at the meeting, which begins at 9 a.m. at AWB.

By Melanie Wood, former Dick's crew member who went on to work at Verizon Wireless, Hewlett-Packard, Micro K12 and Microsoft

I have always admired Dick's Drive-In for strong involvement with the United Way, the scholarship program, celebrating with high school and college grads, and all that is achieved in the community.

High standards of integrity and strong work-ethic were my greatest takeaways from my time with the Drive-In, but it was also my first exposure to being part of team, as well as seeing what happens when an organization keeps focus on these community objectives.